Mira Nair

  • The URBAN SLUM in INDIAN CINEMA

    BOOT POLISH (Dir. Prakash Arora, 1954) CHAKRA (Dir. Rabindra Dharmaraj, 1981) SALAAM BOMBAY (Dir. Mira Nair, 1988) SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE (Dir. Danny Boyle, 2008)                 Produced by Raj Kapoor in the same year as his masterpiece Awara (The Vagabond), whilst Boot Polish takes its aesthetic cue from the neo Continue reading